Hard Time (Hard as Nails #1) (22 page)

Built, tempting, and deadly.

Axel Jackson is an ex-marine, haunted by what he’s done, but when he sees her, he dreams of the man he can become…

When Axel returns home, he’s shrouded in darkness, unable to forget the blood that stains his hands or the screams that haunt his dreams. When a dark force from his past offers him a job, he wonders if taking it will be his salvation or his downfall.

Then he meets Alyssa, a waitress working at a strip club, and he steps in just in time to save her. She’s beautiful, with her dark hair and darker eyes, with a body made for sin. He has to protect her, but he can’t love her.

She’s too good for him. Too innocent, too pure.

He knows he should let her go so she can find a better man.

But all he wants is to claim her, body and soul.

Hard Place
(Book 4)

Haunted, determined, and desirable

Jericho Grant never thought he’d survive the fires of hell only to get a shot at possessing her, his very own angel…

After surviving unbearable loss, Jericho is gifted a second shot at happiness, which includes Delia Faith, a fresh-faced, golden-eyed stepsister who adores him. She’s sweetness and light, and Jericho never imagines she can be his, but he swears to protect her, even from himself.

Then fate intervenes, ripping Jericho’s world apart again, and he has no choice but to push Delia away in order to keep her safe. When she walks out of his life, he fully embraces his true nature, certain he’ll be lost in darkness forever.

Years later, a grown-up, sexy-as-sin Delia strolls into Jericho’s garage, demanding answers.

He warns her he’s not strong enough to turn her away a second time.

When she returns, he goes all in, determined to prove what he’s always known: no one can ever love her the way he can.

Hard Act
(Book 5)

Brilliant, scarred, and enticing…

Davis Young is a wealthy, handsome, financier with a secret longing for the forbidden, including the daughter of his sworn enemy…

An orphan with few options, Davis ends up in the service of King, a dangerous mob boss. His only consolation? Occasional sightings of King’s daughter, Bella Prince, an icy blonde who’s always looked through Davis as if he doesn’t exist–until she doesn’t. Davis falls for her, the woman who heats his blood like no other, only to be betrayed.

Years later, Bella shows up for help, and in a moment of weakness, she reveals she never betrayed him and she’s longed to be his. In his bed. In his arms. Even on her knees. A strong woman, she’s dreamed of Davis dominating her in a way she’s never allowed a man to do before.

Davis is more than happy to give Bella what she wants, because it’s what he wants, too.

And when several forces, including her father, try to take Bella away from him, Davis declares war.

He’s always been a soldier at heart. For Bella, he’ll form an army to defeat their enemies and make her his.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hope Conrad writes sultry, intense contemporary romance.
Her Hard As Nails
series features her favorite kind of heroes: bad boy alpha males whose quests for redemption are fueled by their love for the strong women who take them on.

www.hopeconrad.com

Hard Time

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